Aber Bay Holiday Park











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- Peaceful site by Clarach Beach, 10 minutes’ drive from Aberystwyth
- Butterfly House 20 minutes’ drive; Coed y Brenin Forest Park an hour
- Heated indoor pool; clubhouse with bar and restaurant; dogs welcome
Site type
Extras
- All: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £5.00 (€5.83) per adult and £5.00 (€5.83) per child per hour.
Dogs
- The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Admission
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
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Non-electric grass tent pitch
Max. persons unlimited
Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Min 4m width × 4m depth (16m²)
Arrival daysNo availability on our site
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Roof tent non-electric grass pitch
Max. persons unlimited
Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Max 4m width × 4m depth (16m²)
Arrival daysNo availability on our site
Reviews
80% would recommend this site to a friend
77% would stay here again
What customers say
Great spot near the beach, lovely sea views and a busy clubhouse. Toilets and showers mostly clean, if a bit basic/old. Families loved the activities, but some noted slow food service and a lack of organisation. Extra charge for the pool, and a few complaints about noise.
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Last updated 1/9/2026
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Great location. Great price. Would stay again !
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked We loved it. Lovely toilets and showers. Well stocked with toilet roll. Could have done with a sweep throughout the day, but that's personal preference. Excellent location. Close to beach and entertainment for kids. Field was great, I had previously read some bad reports on the quality of the camping field, but we found it great. Lovely space between pitches.
Disliked Had some noisy neighbours who were in family camping, shouting until 2/3am all 3 nights but the children slept through it. Wish there was someone monitoring noise as some people were singing on a microphone gone midnight Sunday night .
Disliked how swimming had to be paid for for camping guests and also didn't like how sometimes you could not get a seat at evening entertainment as its quite small in there and is also open to the public so even less chance of a seat.
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Clean site…
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Clean site
Disliked unfortunately their was other guests that we drinking shouting with loud music till 2 am in the morning every night we were there, even though we had told the abber bay they didn’t stop it.
Also we weren’t allowed to use restaurants till 8 which we weren’t told when booking
Can’t have your car next to your tent either which is pain really
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Campsite and location perfect . Staff good. Can attract drunk people
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Lovely campsite , good hot showers , location perfect , pitches are flat
Disliked Been twice in 2 weeks . The first time there was a mass brawl at midnight and the police were called. The second time there was a couple having an argument until 2 am. Not the actual sites fault , however it does seem to attract the wrong sorts of people and as someone with 3 young children this was a problem.
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Everything great for a site. Loads…
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Everything great for a site. Loads to do
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Good Location with good shower and…
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Good Location with good shower and toilet facilities regularly cleaned.
Disliked No parking near car (pretty essential with bad weather)
ABSOLUTELY no marquee's allowed despite bad weather, so cooking outside is impossible (cooking in a tent is very dangerous) forcing families to spend exorbitant amounts of money to feed children.
I was also separated from family members in another area of park away from toilet facilities despite my complex medical needs and park staff refused to let us move nearer family/facilities despite the field being not even half full.
I will seriously have to rethink about staying here again despite how much I love the area.
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Would go there again
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Had a nice flat pitch. Excellent club house. Really helpful staff. Can take car to pitch to unpack but can't stay parked there - if you have kids it makes it a lot safer and there was a lot of space for them to play safely. Pitches were fairly well spaced and it wasn't that busy so had lots of space. I was a bit hesitant after reading the reviews but those issues can happen on any site - it is the people that were booked in that caused the issues not the site which does have security and security staff were really helpful. Beach nearby with amusements chip shop and pizzas. Nice ice cream stall. Can walk over hill to Aberystwyth - which I would have loved to be capable of doing.
Disliked I have mobility issues so the walk to the car was a bit of a pain but maybe having a parking area a bit closer could be easily sorted for the bottom field. Wouldn't have booked if I had realised it was portaloos and showers but was pleasantly surprised and had no issues with them whatsoever and the toilet rolls were regularly restocked
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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to share your experience with us. We’re really pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay, the clubhouse and our facilities.
Thank you also for your comments regarding parking and accessibility. We will take these into consideration and pass your feedback on to higher management.
We hope to welcome you back again in the future.
Will definitely be visiting again
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Very clean site, toilet/shower block fab, catered for families really well.
Security on site and a rubbish collector came round every morning. Staff very polite and helpful.
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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.
We’re pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay and found the site clean, family-friendly and well maintained.
It’s also great to hear you found our facilities and staff helpful.
We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Brilliant
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Nice clean site, good hot showers, security never far away and cars are kept away from tents at night so no noise at silly hours.Really enjoyed are stay first time taking the kids camping all went well
Disliked Just the odd few smoking pot and the smell coming into are tent
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Great location and facilities. All of…
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Great location and facilities. All of the staff were very helpful and lovely!
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Camp site lovely Club house a big let down
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Lovely campsite , local to beach
Disliked The club house . Tried to go for a meal twice with no luck . Over an hour wait the first time , the second time was an hour wait , decided to wait this time to be told 40 minutes later they had no chips and couldn’t fulfil the order I was given a refund . Another time we popped in and had a drink , and me and my children witnessed a fight security had to break up . My 8 year old was petrified.
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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused and for the experience you had with us.
This is certainly not something we expect or want for our customers.
We take all feedback seriously and will ensure your comments are passed on to the relevant management team for consideration.
Features
Pop-up campsite
Dogs allowed
Leisure on site
Bar or club house Beach access Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Peaceful Spectacular sceneryUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearbyType
Large (51-200 pitches) Pop-up campsiteNearby leisure
Cycling nearbyLocation
Aber Bay Holiday Park
Barkers Well Lane
Clarach Bay
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Wales
SY23 3DT
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.43652°N
4.08029°W
Nearest transport
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
Local attractions
Food and drink
- The Glengower Hotel Pub 1.8 km
- Baravin Restaurant 2.2 km
- Medina Restaurant 2.2 km
- Gwesty Cymru Restaurant 2.3 km
- The White Horse Pub 2.3 km
- Mama Fay's Restaurant 2.3 km
- Coopers' Arms Pub 2.3 km
- Khop Chai Deu Restaurant 2.3 km
- Tŷ Seidr Pub 2.3 km
- Little Italy Restaurant 2.3 km
Groceries
- Medina Shop 2.3 km
- Treehouse Living 2.4 km
- CK's NISA 2.5 km
- Lidl 2.6 km
- Tesco 2.7 km
- Morrisons 3.6 km
- Co-op Food 3.9 km
Parks and play
- Castle Park Play Area Playground 2.6 km
- Castle Grounds park 2.7 km
- Plascrug Avenue park 2.7 km
- Plascrug Avenue Park Playground 2.8 km
- Waunfawr Play Area Playground 2.9 km
- Park Kronberg 3.1 km
- Maes Comins-coch park 3.2 km
- Clos Gerallt Play Area Playground 3.3 km
- Bryncastell Park Play Area Playground 3.5 km
- Llanbadarn Fawr Playground 3.6 km
Family days out
- Camera Obscura Visitor attraction 1.3 km
- Aberystwyth Castle Visitor attraction 2.7 km
- Pennau Craft Centre Visitor attraction 4.6 km
- Ystrad Peithyll Castle 6.9 km
- Petrified Forest Visitor attraction 7.9 km
Public transport
- Clarach Bay 0.3 km
- Albert Place 1.9 km
- Marine Terrace 2.1 km
- Loveden Road 2.1 km
- Bath Street 2.1 km
- Elysian Grove 2.2 km
- Aberystwyth University / Porter's Lodge 2.3 km
- Bronglais Hospital / National Library 2.3 km
- Northgate Street 2.3 km
- North Parade 2.3 km
Beaches
- Clarach Beach 0.2 km
- North Beach 1.9 km
- South Beach 2.7 km
- Traeth Tan-y-bwlch 4.1 km
- Ynyslas Beach 6.1 km
What’s nearby
- Aberystwyth Golf Course 1.5 km
- Pier Pressure Nightclub 2.4 km
- Yokos Nightclub 2.5 km
- The Academy Nightclub 2.6 km
- Old Harbour Marina 2.8 km
- Aberystwyth Marina 3 km
- Capel Bangor Golf Course 6.7 km
Local services
- North Road Clinic 1.9 km
- Padarn Surgery Doctors 2.2 km
- Church Surgery Doctors 2.2 km
- Padarn Sexual Health Clinic 2.2 km
- Boots Pharmacy 2.3 km
- Bronglais Hospital 2.3 km
- Texaco Fuel station 2.6 km
- e-bike charging Charging station 2.7 km
- Najm-Crew Charging station 2.7 km
- Ralf-Demi Charging station 2.7 km
Must see
Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 2.8 km
Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 16.3 km
MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 23 km
Llanerchaeron - National Trust 26.3 km
Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 44.4 km
National Trust
Dolaucothi Gold Mines 44.4 km
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 13.8 km
Black Covert Walk 2 13.8 km
YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 15.2 km
The Arch Car Park - Pen lan fawr - The Arch Car Park 19.7 km
Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 24.6 km
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Aber Bay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
- Is Aber Bay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Aber Bay Holiday Park? If you make your way to Aberystwyth on foot along the Ceredigion Coast Path, you’ll reach Constitution Hill in about 25 minutes. Once there, stop for a coffee and to check out … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Aber Bay Holiday Park?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 14:00 – 17:00 Depart by: 12:00

